Stories By Sacha Hall
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Film Festivals
/ 5 years ago‘Pain and Glory’ Review: Dir. Pedro Almodóvar (2019) [Sydney]
Pain and Glory Review: Through Antonio Banderas’ magnificent performance, director Pedro Almodóvar presents a meta-fiction of himself in the medium he...
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Film Festivals
/ 5 years ago‘Shooting The Mafia’ Review: Dir. Kim Longinotto (2019) [Sydney]
Shooting the Mafia Review: A fascinating but muted portrayal of an extraordinary woman whose hauntingly beautiful images are synonymous with Sicily’s...
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Film Festivals
/ 5 years ago‘Monrovia Indiana’ Review: Dir. Frederick Wiseman (2019) [Sydney]
Monrovia, Indiana Review: Wiseman’s return with another series of small sequences, this time in Monrovia, Indiana is a fascinating insight into...
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Film Festivals
/ 5 years ago‘One Child Nation’ Review: Dirs. Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang (2019) [Sydney]
One Child Nation Review: Directors Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang explore China’s One-Child Policy and the painful, lingering generational consequences on...
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Film Festivals
/ 5 years ago‘The Kleptocrats’ Review: Dirs. Sam Hobkinson & Havana Marking (2019) [Sydney]
The Kleptocrats Review: A case of life imitating art and art imitating life in this gripping documentary about Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal and...
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Film Festivals
/ 5 years ago‘Bait’ Review: Dir. Mark Jenkin (2019) [Sydney]
Bait Review: This experimental melodrama about change and inevitability in a Cornish coastal village is a surprising, hypnotic success. As the screen...
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Film Reviews
/ 6 years ago‘Avengers: Endgame’ Review: Dirs. Anthony & Joe Russo (2019)
Avengers: Endgame review: From loves lost to friends found, Endgame is everything you want in a third phase farewell. With a...
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Film Festivals
/ 6 years agoSydney 2018: ‘Searching’ Review: Dir. Aneesh Chaganty (2018)
Searching review: Aneesh Chaganty’s feature directorial debut is an unmissable treat that will leave you on the edge of your screen....
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Film Festivals
/ 6 years agoSydney 2018: ‘A Mother Brings Her Son to be Shot’ Review: Dir. Sinéad O’Shea
A Mother Brings Her Son to be Shot Review: Sinéad O’Shea presents a first person perspective on the brutal consequences of...
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Film Festivals
/ 7 years agoSydney 2017: Whitney: ‘Can I Be Me’ review: Dir. Nick Broomfield (2017)
Whitney: ‘Can I Be Me’ review: There’s no spine-tingling revelations but it’s still a fascinating insight into the ill-effects of divine talent, controlling...
